From cities in the sky to robot ... cricket) and became a professional sport in the mid-19th century. Among the various rules that distinguish baseball from rounders is the role of the umpire.

In a survey of jobs Americans would most like to see replaced by robots, the umpire would surely rank ... The first broadcast partner used it for cricket. But then, in 2006, Hawk-Eye became ...

Ready or not, robot umpires are here. One of over 30 ABS cameras ... First implemented during televised cricket games in 2001, the system uses specially designed cameras to track a ball’s ...

David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Two years from now, in ...

IPL Robot Dog: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ... This robot interacts in real time with players, umpires and spectators—offering gestures like handshakes, jumps and heart ...

Cricket in 15 years from now could be vastly ... Ultimately one could see robots replacing umpires. As speculated, umpires’ roles would be mainly to keep the game moving, and provide general ...

But could ABS automate the game a little too much for fans? USA TODAY MLB Reporter Gabe Lacques has seen the robot umpires in action and joins The Excerpt to share his impressions. Hit play on the ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.

Major League Baseball will test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training next year, with the aim of implementing the system in the 2026 regular season.The ...

Though that was once largely considered out of the bounds of possibility, MLB games officiated by so-called “robot umpires” are now closer to reality than ever before. Starting this week ...